Store-fixture.



No. 878,644. PATENTED FEB. 11, 1908.

G. A. LINDKE.

STORE FIXTURE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 1.1907.

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G. A. LINDKB. STORE FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 1.1907,

PATENTED FEB. 11, 1908.

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GUSTAVE A. LINDKE, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

STORE-FIXTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Applicationfiled April 1. 1907- Sarial No. 365,647-

Patented Feb. 11, 1908;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that GUSTAVE A. LINDKE, citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, hasinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Store-Fixtures, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in store fixtures and moreespecially to a movable shelving or carrier, particularly adapted forshoes or other articles which it is desirable to keep in separate closedcompartments or boxes; and the principal object of the invention is toprovide means for so sup orting a vertical series of boxes that thewiole row may be readily moved to bring any one of the boxes withinconvenient reach, and further, to provide a very cheap, compact andefficient construction having certain other new and useful features, allas hereinafter more fully described, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a seriesof devices embodying the invention in operative position, and with theirmiddle portion broken away to shorten the figure; Fig. 2 is an enlargeddetail showing a horizontal sec tion of a part of the deviceintermediate its 11 per and lower ends; Fig. 3, a similar view sffowinga section on the horizontal plane of the upper shaft; and Fig. 4 is aperspective detail view of the box carrying frame.

. As shown in the drawing, a suitable cabinet is formed of a series ofparallel vertical partitions 1 secured together by top and bottom stripsor finishing boards 2 at their front edges and at the rear edges by abacking 3, or they may be secured to the wall of the room in any desiredmanner to hold them accurately spaced apart a distance slightly greaterthan the width of an ordinary shoe box. Extending longitudinally of the.cabinet through these partitions near their upper and lower ends, aretwo fixed shafts 4L and 5 and on these shafts sprocket wheels 6 aremounted to turn freely, engaged by sprocket chains 7 passing around thesprockets on the lower shaft and u Ward over the sprockets on the uppersha t. In each side of each partition are formed guide grooves 8 for thechains and the partitions are cut away at 9 to receive the sprockets.The two chains within each space between the partitions are connected atsuitable intervals by rods 10 so that theywill movein unison and to formmeans for attaching the box-carrying frames '11 each of which consistsof two rectangular skeleton side frames 12 formed of sheet metal with aninwardly projecting flange 13. at their upper and lower sides to engagea rectangular shoe box 14 of the desired size along its side edges.These side frames are hung upon the carrier chains by providing openingsin the frames at their rear ends through which the connecting rods pass,and these side frames are connected at their outer or forward end by abar 15 pivoted at one end to the top of one frame and having a hook atits opposite end to engage a pin on the other frame. The shoe boxes aremade of a size to fit within the carrying frame and are clamped thereinby the bar 15 but may be quickly and easily removed by disengaging saidbar. The boxes are preferably made of some light material such aspasteboar-d or thin sheet metal with an end opening closed by a hingedcover 16.

, The carrying frames are preferably attached to the carrier chains asclosely together as convenient and permit the boxes to pass around thesprockets, so that they, will be supported in vertical rows with butsmall space between and thus a large number of boxes are stored in asmall space. In this construction there is a great saving of space overthe ordinary shelving in that two vertical rows of boxes substantiallythe height of the cabinet are supported in a space the length of thewidth of one box, or one row is supported behind the other, while all ofthe boxes of both the front and back rows are made easily available bybeing carried by the endless carrier. The boxes are guided laterally intheir movement by the partitions, the chains and sprocket wheels beinglet into said partitions, and are held in a horizontal. positionthroughout their vertical movement by the chains running in the guidegrooves.

To lock each carrier in any position to which it may be turned, arocker-bar 17 is pivoted intermediate its ends within a recess in eachpartition and to one end of this bar is pivotally attached a pin 18adapted to be projected endwise through an opening into the chain grooveto engage the chain and to the opposite end of said ar is pivotallyattached a push rod 19 with its forwardend projecting through the frontedge of the partition where it may be pressed inward to actuate therocker-bar and withdraw the pin from enga ement with the chain. A spring20 normal y holds the pin in engagement with the chain.

In this device a reat saving in space is secured over the ordinaryshelving and any of the boxes may be quickly reached by the clerkWithout the use of a step-ladder, no

matter how high the cabinet may be.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a deviceof the character described, the combination of vertically extendingendless carrier chains, rods connecting said chains, and a series offrames, each consisting of two side frames attached at their rear endsto said rods and formed with flanges to enga e a box, and meansconnectin said side ames at their outer ends to ho d the box between.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a seriesof partitions,

of endless carrier chains between said partitions, means extendingacross the spaces between the partitions and connecting said chains,rectangular independent frames formed of sheet metal with inwardlyprojecting flanges and attached at their rear ends to said chains withinsaid spaces, and means attached to the forward end of one of the framesin each space to detachably engage the other frame and clamp a boxbetween.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GUSTAVE A. LIN DKE. Witnesses:

ELLA CARROLL, LEwIs E. FLANDERS.

